On October 1, the 19th Squadron from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska arrived at Hafar Al-Batin Air Base in northwestern Arabia. Meanwhile, Carrier Strike Group Nine was deployed from Pearl Harbor to the Persian Gulf to provide air support for the 19th Squadron and the Royal Arabian Air Force. Meanwhile, three companies from the French Foreign Legion arrived via Israel and were placed at the border of Persia and Arabia. The HMS Hood, which was in Kuwaiti City getting refueled for anti-pirate operations in the Indian Ocean, was trapped inside the Persian Gulf.